In source 1: In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars states that street parking, driveways and home garages are generally forbidden near the French and Swiss borders. Vauban's streets are completely "car free" as stated in the second paragraph. 57% of people sold their car just to move on Vauban's streets. When Heidrun Walter, a media trainer and a mother two said that "when she had a car she was always tense. But is much happier this way."

Vauban, completed in 2006, is an example of growing trend in europe. The United States and elsewhere to seperate suburban life from auto use, as a component of a movement called "smart planning" stated in paragraph 4. Passenger cars are responsible for 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe and up 50% in some car intensive areas in the United States. When you don't have a car you had to walk to get where you need to go. But when you get a car you dont think about walking because all you wanna do is drive. As stated in paragraph 9, in the United States the Environmental Prtection Agency is promoting "car reduced" communities, and legislators are starting to act, if cautiously.

In source 2: Paris bans driving due to smog, states that paris enforced a partial drving ban to clear the air of the global city. In paris on Mondays motorists with even numbered license plates were ordered to leave their cars at home or suffer a 22 euro fine ($31). The same would apply to odd numbered plates the following day. Keeping the air clear is very important. 27 people had their cars impounded for their reaction to fine. Car traffic was down 6o percent in the capital of France, after 5 days of intensifying smog. All the smog rivaled Beijing and China which is well know as one of the most polluted cities in the world.

Paris had 147 micrograms of particulate matter per cubic meter compared with 114 in brussels and 79.7 in London, Reuters found.                                                                         